19 h. ago Iran 'threatens to target UK forces in Chagos Islands if Trump launches attack'

The threat from Tehran follows warnings by the US president of potential military action against Iran

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3 d. ago Shocking moment hooded thugs attack teenager, 17, with machete in east London park

Video shows masked thug slashing at the teenager as he raises his hand to block the blow

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4 d. ago Edinburgh acid attack targets plush Mercedes in supermarket car park as gang wars erupt in city

The red S Class Coupe was found abandoned outside a Sainsbury's in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning.

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5 d. ago Myanmar junta airstrike on village clinic kills doctor and 10 civilians

Attack targets region partly captured by rebel forces

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5 d. ago Urgent safety warning to Brit tourists to 'leave the area' as huge protests erupt in Turkey over arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival

On Monday, the Foreign Office warned travellers about the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul and other Turkish cities, which have seen riot police clashing with protestors in the street.

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5 d. ago New Greggs store targeted in arson attack as fire becomes huge inferno

Warwickshire Police have confirmed the fire, which damaged the Greggs store in the village of Exhall, is being treated as an arson investigation - but no one has been arrested

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6 d. ago Elm Park Primary School headteacher breaks silence after two teens stabbed in gang brawl

Police were called to Elm Park Primary School, in Havering, East London, on Saturday after a gang stormed the hall and two people, aged 19 and 16, suffered injuries

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6 d. ago Tesla showroom targeted with ‘incendiary devices’ in latest attack on Musk’s company

The FBI and a bomb squad has responded to a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas after “incendiary” devices were placed in the building.

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7 d. ago Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five including Hamas political leader

Ismail Barhoum died in attack on Khan Younis, which Israel says followed extensive intelligenceAn Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Edinburgh home firebombed in targeted attack amid 'gangland turf war'

Cops have confirmed reports of a suspicious fire the early hours of Sunday, 23 March is now being probed in relation to the alleged gang activity in the area.

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7 d. ago 3 killed after Moscow targets Kyiv with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks

Local Ukrainian officials and emergency services say at least three people were killed in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass drone attack targeting the city

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9 d. ago Latest shooting 'linked to Scots gangland war over stolen cocaine'

Cops confirmed that they believe the shooting in Edinburgh was another targeted attack.

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9 d. ago Three teenage boys charged with rape after schoolgirl 'attacked in Rochdale supermarket car park'

The boys were charged with one count of rape of a female under the age of 16 following the attack in Newbold, Rochdale.

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1 week ago Drone wars erupt in countryside as foxhunting battles turn hi

Exclusive: Footage shows hunt’s aerial camera equipped with weighted wire as saboteur suffers ‘unprovoked assault’

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1 week ago Teslas set ablaze with Molotov cocktails and shot in ‘targeted attack’

Multiple Tesla vehicles parked outside a facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, were set on fire in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 March.

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1 week ago Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victims of torture in Libya.A report released on Wednesday by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks digital surveillance of members of civil society, has confirmed that David Yambio, the founder of an organisation called Refugees in Libya, was targeted by mercenary spyware. The attack occurred at a time when he was in communication with The Hague, he said. At least one attack took place around June 2024, researchers said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack

The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group

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1 week ago Six arrested and 'several' seriously hurt after mass brawl on Manchester streets with three cordons in place

Detectives said they believe it to be a 'targeted attack'

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2 w. ago Donald Trump issues chilling new 'World War 3' nuclear warning if Ukraine peace talks fail

President Donald Trump issued the stark warning on Friday, while revealing ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are progressing - but catastrophe could yet be unleashed without peace.

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2 w. ago Asda to make huge change to car parks at 5 stores that will affect millions of shoppers

The supermarket giant is looking to offload around 10 acres of car parking space and nearby fields across five stores including Cardiff in a bid to raise millions to pay off its debt

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